Re: [Swprograms] Merger

["Sandy Finlayson" <sfinlayson@xxxxxxx>]

I'm one listener that has thought long and hard about satellite radio
and haven't yet made the leap.  I would love to be able to listen to
football from the BBC and CBC 1 at home or in my car with a high quality
signal, but the subscription fee has stopped me.   

To be honest, with good quality speakers attached to my computers at
home and at work and with a WiFi network at home, most of my 'radio'
listening is over the Internet now.   This could change after the merger
if there is enough for me to listen to, but will there be enough for me
to pay for it on a monthly basis? I just don't know.

Coming from Canada I remain bemused by the lack of regulation of the
media in this country.  It still staggers me that Comcast Philadelphia
can get away with the non distribution of their signal to DirecTV and it
staggers me that the FCC will probably let mergers like the Sirius/XM
one pass with little comment. I think the 'public good' would be better
served if the FCC were a little more proactive and if people were
willing to concede that just maybe the almighty dollar shouldn't be the
only criteria by which we make decisions.

Sandy


-----Original Message-----
From: swprograms-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:swprograms-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Cuff
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 11:15 PM
To: Shortwave programming discussion
Cc: dxld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Swprograms] Merger

Face it, Glenn, you aren't the impulsive, lazy, sports-crazed,
Stern-worshiping listener that is one of the XM/Sirius target
customers!

Sometimes folks just want the serendipity of browsing a bunch of
channels...

And some of us also aren't as organized as you to plan ahead &
inventory programming to listen to.

Having said all that, I confess that I listen to my Sirius radio less
than I initially thought I would.

My musical tastes are picky enough that I don't have the patience to
listen to music selections that don't interest me, and the Sirius
classical selections are, frankly, quite meager.  Pandora offers me a
very viable music discovery opportunity, and I can easily capture
streaming audio and inventory hours of it for playback later via an
MP3-capable CD player.

I will admit it is a neat thrill to be driving through Eastern
Pennsylvania and hear "As It Happens" as well as I could if I were
driving along the QEW between Toronto and Niagara Falls.

Is that a sufficient thrill to justify $13 per month?  It's tough to
say...

Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA


On 2/19/07, Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> what`s the fuss?
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